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How Can We Use Patterns To Predict Motion?

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Grade 3
Physical Science
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STC Literacy Series™: Magnets and Motors, Pack of 8

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Grade 5
Grade 6
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Space Hitchhikers: The ESPA Ring

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Earth & Space Science
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STC Planners

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Soils– Lesson 6: How Quickly Do Soils Settle in Water?

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Grade 1
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Grade 5
Kindergarten
Earth & Space Science
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Conceptual Change: How New Ideas Take Root

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Education
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Student Notebooking– Table of Contents

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Education
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NASA CONNECTS

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Earth & Space Science
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Floating and Sinking– Investigating Boat Designs

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Grade 1
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Biotechnology! How can we ethically create a sustainable future using biotechnology?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Sustainability
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STCMS™: Ecosystems and Their Interactions

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Life Science
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Ocean! How can we create a sustainable future for the ocean?

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Grade 6
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High School
Sustainability
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Experimenting with Mixtures, Compounts, and Elements– Marking Chromotography Paper

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Grade 6
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Physical Science
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Swing Along with a Pendulum: Clocking a Second

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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
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Grade 8
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Preparing young minds

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Stories of Women in STEM: Energy

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Sustainability
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Inside RAF Fylingdales: The Ballistic Missile Warning Base | Forces TV

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Earth & Space Science
Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change Building a Sustainable Mindset
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Earth Optimism for Educators: Climate Change | Building a Sustainable Mindset

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Education
Sustainability
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¡Biodiversidad! ¿Cómo podemos equilibrar las necesidades de las personas con las necesidades de otros seres vivos?

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Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
High School
Life Science
Sustainability
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STC Assessment Guide: Microworlds

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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
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How Can Animals Use Their Senses To Communicate?

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Grade 4
Life Science
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Why Invest in STEM?

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Education
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Milky Way Explorer

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Earth & Space Science
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Cool to Carry

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Grade 3
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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module
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World's Deadliest Animal Podcasting Module

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Life Science
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Smithsonian Science for Global Goals Case Statement

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Education
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Destination Deep Space

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Earth & Space Science
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Transforming Science Education

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What's the Code? Coding Robot Movements Using Sound

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Grade 1
Grade 2
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Grade 4
Engineering Design
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An Introduction to Space Weather and the Space Weather Prediction Center

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Earth & Space Science